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very poor (po)
poverty
set aside for a specific purpose (a)
allocation
What was the name of the supreme court case that ruled "separate but equal...has no place in public education"?
Brown V. Board of Education
What were Johnny's last words to Ponyboy?
Stay Gold
What is the first line in a body paragraph is called a ______
a topic sentence
wrestle with something, often a problem (gr)
grapple
A person who speaks two languages. (b)
Bilingual
Prevent someone from having something that they need or want; (de)
deprive
What is the book that Johnny and Ponyboy read to each other?
Gone With The Wind
Your main point
Thesis
Most basic part of something
fundamental
The total number of things something can hold or carry (c)
capacity
An idea or belief that something starts and grows from; (f)
foundation
What word does Ponyboy use to describe the way Dally dies?
Gallant
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
To make a problem worse
exacerbate
to render harmless
disarm
a social system that separates minority groups
segregation
What four words does the book start and end with?
When I stepped out...
Complete date of the Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
Very rich
affluent
Unclear; having more than one meaning.
Ambigous
a basic part of something that can't be changed (in)
inherently
How long did Ponyboy's "theme" need to be?
Not less than five pages.
U.S. Education Arne Duncan said that many school systems remain, "
seperate and unequal